Buffer overflow in Sharing-File Easy File Sharing Web Server
CVE-2018-18912
An issue was discovered in Easy File Sharing (EFS) Web Server 7.2. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability occurs when a malicious POST request has been made to forum.ghp upon creating a new topic in the forums, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Sharing-File Easy File Sharing Web Server — versions 7.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/notkisi/CVE-s/blob/master/CVE-2018-18912.py (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18912?
- CVE-2018-18912 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sharing-File Easy File Sharing Web Server, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18912?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-18912 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.